Container

ABSTRACT

A container has a body, two handles, a handle combination structure, and two lids. The body has a body space formed in the body. The handles are connected with the body, and each handle has two connecting portions and two bent grooves. The connecting portions are formed between the handle and the body and are bendable. The bent grooves are defined in the handle and are adjacent respectively to the connecting portions of the handle. The handle combination structure is formed on the handles to selectively combine the two handles with each other. The lids are connected with the body and are respectively located in spaces which are respectively formed between the body and the handles. Each lid has a connecting portion formed between the body and the lid and being bendable.

BACKGROUND OF THE UTILITY MODEL 1. Field of the Utility Model

The present utility model relates to a container, and more particularlyto a container which can be assembled easily.

2. Description of Related Art

A conventional container, such as TW Patent No. 424785, comprises abody, a lid, and two handles. The lid is connected with a side of thebody along a first direction and corresponds to the body in size. Thehandles are connected respectively with opposite sides of the body alonga second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. In use,the lid is folded toward and covers the body, and the handles are foldedupward to form a grip.

However, the conventional container has the following drawbacks.

1. Because the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction,the lid is not held inside a space formed between the body and thehandles. A large scrap area is formed around the lid during the courseof forming the conventional container. Thus, a sheet of a large area isnecessary for forming the conventional container.

2. The handles are folded upward and connected with each other to form agrip. After the grip is formed, the lid cannot be opened relative to thebody. To open the lid relative to the body, the handles have to bedetached from each other, such that the use of the conventionalcontainer is inconvenient.

To overcome the shortcomings, the present utility model tends to providea container to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The main objective of the present utility model is to provide acontainer to overcome the afore-mentioned problems.

The container has a body, two handles, a handle combination structure,and two lids. The body has a body space formed in the body. The handlesare connected with the body, and each handle has two connecting portionsand two bent grooves. The connecting portions are formed between thehandle and the body and are bendable. The bent grooves are defined inthe handle and are adjacent respectively to the connecting portions ofthe handle. The handle combination structure is formed on the handles toselectively combine the two handles with each other. The lids areconnected with the body and are respectively located in spaces which arerespectively formed between the body and the handles. Each lid has aconnecting portion formed between the body and the lid and beingbendable.

Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the present utilitymodel will become more apparent from the following detailed descriptionwhen taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container in accordance with thepresent utility model;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the container in FIG. 1;

FIGS. 3 to 5 are operational views of the container in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross sectional side view of the container alongthe line 6-6 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 6A is an enlarged cross sectional side view of the container inFIG. 6;

FIG. 7 is an operational perspective view of the container in FIG. 1showing that the lid is opened while the handles are in foldedcondition;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a container inaccordance with the present utility model;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross sectional side view of the container in FIG.8; and

FIG. 9A is an enlarged cross sectional side view of the container inFIG. 9.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a container in accordance with thepresent utility model is formed as an integral form and comprises a body10, two handles 20, and two lids 30.

The body 10 comprises a body space 11 formed in the body 10 and multiplepositioning recesses 12 formed in a bottom of the body space 11. Thehandles 20 are U-shaped and are connected with the body 10. Each handle20 has two connecting portions C formed between the handle 20 and thebody 10 and the connecting portions C are bendable. The lids 30 areconnected with the body 10 and are respectively located in spaces whichare respectively formed between the body 10 and the handles 20. Each lid30 has a connecting portion formed between the body 10 and the lid 30and being bendable. Thus, the connection direction between the lids 30and the body 10 is same as that between the handles 20 and the body 10.Preferably, each handle 20 has an inner edge having a contourcorresponding in shape to a contour of an outer edge of a correspondingone of the lids 30. Therefore, scrap area is only formed in the gapsbetween the body 10, the handles 20, and the lids 30 during themanufacture of the container, so the scrap area can be minimized.

A handle combination structure 21 is formed on the handles 20 toselectively combine the two handles 20 with each other. Preferably, thehandle combination structure 21 comprises two pairs of protrusions andcavities. The protrusion and the cavity of each pair are formedrespectively on the handles 20 and are selectively tightly fitted witheach other. Accordingly, when the handles 20 are folded relative to thebody 10, the protrusions and cavities are engaged with each other toconnect the handles 20 with each other, such that a user can grip thehandles 20.

In addition, each handle 20 has two bent grooves 222 defined in thehandle 20 and being adjacent respectively to the connecting portions Cof the handle 20. The distance between one of the bent grooves 222 tothe corresponding connection portion C is same as that between the otherbent groove 222 to the corresponding connection portion C. Accordingly,after the handles 20 are connected with each other by the handlecombination structure 21, the handles 20 can be folded to a right sideor a left side relative to the body 10 by the bent grooves 222.Furthermore, one of the handles 20 further has at least one pair ofprotrusion 211 and cavity 221 formed at position adjacent respectivelyto at least one of the two connecting portions C of the handle 20. Eachpair of the at least one pair of the protrusion 211 and the cavity 221are located respectively at two sides of a corresponding one of the bentgrooves 222 in the handle 20. After the handles 20 are folded relativeto the body 10, the handles 20 can be held in position by the engagementbetween the corresponding protrusion 211 and cavity 221. Preferably, theprotrusion 211 and the cavity 221 of each pair of the at least one pairof protrusion 211 and cavity 221 have a same distance to thecorresponding bent groove 222. Two pairs of protrusions 211 and thecavities 221 are implemented on each handle 20, such that the connectedhandles 20 can be selectively folded to a right side or a left siderelative to the body 10 and can be held in position.

In use, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, food can be placed in the body10, and the lids 30 are folded to cover the body 10. The handles 20 arethen folded by the connecting portions C and are connected with eachother by the handle combination structure 21 to allow a user to grip theconnected handles 20.

With further reference to FIG. 5, the handles 20 can be further foldedby the bent grooves 222 to make the handles 20 perpendicular to the body10 as shown in FIG. 4. The handles 20 can be then folded to a right sideor a left side, and the corresponding protrusions 211 and cavities 221are engaged with each other. Accordingly, the handles 20 can be held ina folded condition relative to the body 10 as shown in FIG. 5. In thefolded condition, multiple containers can be stacked with each other toreduce the space for storing the multiple containers.

With reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, in the folded condition, the lids 30 canalso be opened relative to the body 10. Therefore, the foods containedinside the body 10 can be taken out of the body 10 conveniently as shownin FIGS. 6 and 6A. In addition, after disengaging the protrusions 211from the cavities 221, the handles 20 can be moved to the perpendicularcondition as shown in Fug. 4, such that the user can take the containerto move.

In the present utility model, the amount of the handle combinationstructure 21 is not limited. The protrusions 211 and the cavities 221can be omitted, such that the lids 30 can be still be opened relative tothe body 10 after the connected handles 20 are folded.

With reference to FIGS. 8, 9, and 9A, in another embodiment, the body 10further has at least one pair of engaging points formed on the body.Each one of the at least one pair of engaging points is formed at aposition adjacent to a corresponding one of the connecting portions Cand selectively engages with one of the at least one pair of protrusion211 and cavity 221. Accordingly, the handles 20 can be held in thefolded condition by the engagement between the engaging points and thecorresponding pair of protrusion 211 and cavity 221.

What is claimed is:
 1. A container comprising: a body comprising a bodyspace formed in the body; two handles connected with the body, and eachhandle having two connecting portions formed between the handle and thebody and being bendable; and two bent grooves defined in the handle andbeing adjacent respectively to the two connecting portions of thehandle; a handle combination structure formed on the two handles toselectively combine the two handles with each other; and two lidsconnected with the body and respectively located in spaces which arerespectively formed between the body and the handles, each lid having aconnecting portion formed between the body and the lid and beingbendable.
 2. The container as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of thehandles further has at least one pair of protrusion and cavity formed atposition being adjacent respectively to at least one of the twoconnecting portions of the handle, and each pair of the at least onepair of the protrusion and the cavity are located respectively at twosides of a corresponding one of the bent grooves in the handle.
 3. Thecontainer as claimed in claim 2 wherein the protrusion and the cavity ofeach pair of the at least one pair of protrusion and cavity have a samedistance to the corresponding bent groove.
 4. The container as claimedin claim 2, wherein two pairs of protrusions and the cavities areimplemented on each handle.
 5. The container as claimed in claim 2,wherein the protrusion and the cavity of each pair of the at least onepair of protrusion and cavity are tightly fitted with each other.
 6. Thecontainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein each handle has an inner edgehaving a contour corresponding in shape to a contour of an outer edge ofa corresponding one of the lids.
 7. The container as claimed in claim 5,wherein the body further has multiple positioning recesses formed in abottom of the body space.
 8. The container as claimed in claim 7,wherein the handle combination structure comprises two pairs ofprotrusions and cavities; and the protrusion and the cavity of each pairof protrusion and cavity are formed respectively on the handles and areselectively tightly fitted with each other.
 9. The container as claimedin claim 6, wherein the handle combination structure comprises two pairsof protrusions and cavities; and the protrusion and the cavity of eachpair of protrusion and cavity are formed respectively on the handles andare selectively tightly fitted with each other.
 10. The container asclaimed in claim 5, wherein the handle combination structure comprisestwo pairs of protrusions and cavities; and the protrusion and the cavityof each pair of protrusion and cavity are formed respectively on thehandles and are selectively tightly fitted with each other.
 11. Thecontainer as claimed in claim 4, wherein the handle combinationstructure comprises two pairs of protrusions and cavities; and theprotrusion and the cavity of each pair of protrusion and cavity areformed respectively on the handles and are selectively tightly fittedwith each other.
 12. The container as claimed in claim 3, wherein thehandle combination structure comprises two pairs of protrusions andcavities; and the protrusion and the cavity of each pair of protrusionand cavity are formed respectively on the handles and are selectivelytightly fitted with each other.
 13. The container as claimed in claim 2,wherein the handle combination structure comprises two pairs ofprotrusions and cavities; and the protrusion and the cavity of each pairof protrusion and cavity are formed respectively on the handles and areselectively tightly fitted with each other.
 14. The container as claimedin claim 8, wherein the body further has at least one pair of engagingpoints formed on the body; and each one of the at least one pair ofengaging points is formed at a position adjacent to a corresponding oneof the connecting portions and selectively engages with one of the atleast one pair of protrusion and cavity.
 15. The container as claimed inclaim 13, wherein the body further has at least one pair of engagingpoints formed on the body; and each one of the at least one pair ofengaging points is formed at a position adjacent to a corresponding oneof the connecting portions and selectively engages with one of the atleast one pair of protrusion and cavity.
 16. The container as claimed inclaim 7, wherein the body further has at least one pair of engagingpoints formed on the body; and each one of the at least one pair ofengaging points is formed at a position adjacent to a corresponding oneof the connecting portions and selectively engages with one of the atleast one pair of protrusion and cavity.
 17. The container as claimed inclaim 6, wherein the body further has at least one pair of engagingpoints formed on the body; and each one of the at least one pair ofengaging points is formed at a position adjacent to a corresponding oneof the connecting portions and selectively engages with one of the atleast one pair of protrusion and cavity.
 18. The container as claimed inclaim 5, wherein the body further has at least one pair of engagingpoints formed on the body; and each one of the at least one pair ofengaging points is formed at a position adjacent to a corresponding oneof the connecting portions and selectively engages with one of the atleast one pair of protrusion and cavity.
 19. The container as claimed inclaim 3, wherein the body further has at least one pair of engagingpoints formed on the body; and each one of the at least one pair ofengaging points is formed at a position adjacent to a corresponding oneof the connecting portions and selectively engages with one of the atleast one pair of protrusion and cavity.
 20. The container as claimed inclaim 2, wherein the body further has at least one pair of engagingpoints formed on the body; and each one of the at least one pair ofengaging points is formed at a position adjacent to a corresponding oneof the connecting portions and selectively engages with one of the atleast one pair of protrusion and cavity.